Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-03

Homestead' for the Tooth ame at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York,
April IL.
Gertrude Griswold's affection Of the
throat may result in the loss Of her vocal
powers. If she recovers she will appear in
grand opera.
"Ruddy George, or Robin Redbreast,"
a parody on 'Ruddygore," will shortly he
produced at n special matinee at Toolets
Theater in London.
'sBellmaDn," Suppe's new opera which
Col. McCaull is 10 produce this summer,
is described rs full of catching airs, duets
and ehoruses."
The Spirit Of the Times critic considers
Bernhardt's Fedora not as good rs Fan
nv Dayenport's, nor her Camille" as
good as Modjeska.
1t is now the proper caper for theatrical
managers to visit Florida and come hack
with q small m~enagerie, including several
live allgators.
Helen Dauvray and her company are re-
hearsing the old comedy Of The Love
Chase" which she is in hopes of producing
uNlOlS thS ~ ~
A new play by the well known novelist,
Brsnder Matthews, entitled Love and
War;" is under consideration for produc-
ton at Wallack's Thea ter.
A lease of the property known rs the
Cosmopolitan, F~orty-irst street and Broad
way, New York, has been made to Messrs.
Bailey, French & Sanger, to commence
May |, 1887, and these gentlemen are to
erect a theatre thereon, Ia open about Dc
tober /.
Hons, the Boatman," Clay NJ. Greene's
American play, written for Charles Ar
mold, was produced by him March eth, at
Sheffield, England.
The best imitation OF snow, for stage
use, is made from the clippings of Kid LETT
over from cutting ont gloves. Whale5one
shavings are also efleCtiue and cheap.
J. A. Fines, amusement editor of the
New York Clipper, will. in addition 10 the
duties of that position, conduct the the
atrical column of the New York ErenIng
san.
The New York Amusement Exchange
which is composed of MeSsrS. VIM. Il.
HAYDEN, J. Il. Dickson and n. Roberts,
will issue a weekly dramatic paper about
the LIST of May.
]. Jaw Brady has resigned rs acting
manager OF the Union Square theatre, New
York. and will hereafter be with the Ma
tional Advertising Company as business
manager and treasurer.
Genevieye Ward and W. III. Vernon are
are playing their farewell engagement IN
this country this week ut the Windso
theater, New York, in Grove and Merri-
Wales play "FOrget-me-Not."
Bcrnbardt sized up Fanny D%avenport's
Fedora at the Grand Opera House, New
York, last week, and is said 10 have en-
ioyed it. Sara ought to see Lillian Olcott
in the other FORA ~
In "a Trip TO Africa" Ryley, the come
dian, calls the attention Of Lillian Russell
to the fact that she is losing flesh, y and
il brings q yell from the audience every
timc.-St. Louis critic.
T. Henry French has purchased the
American rights of The Red Lamp a
melOdrama by Comyns Carr and Beerhohm
Tree, to he produced ut the Comedy Thea
ter London, on Easter Monday.
Strauss is said to have found a lbretto
exactly to his taste, and promises a m
opera that shall outshine the Gypsy
Baron" Queens Lace Handkerchief or
anything else he has ever written.
Sig. Rossi will give fifty Shakesperean
performances through Austria, Hungary
and Russia, and then will retire from the
stage to spend the remainder Of his days
1T hit beautiful villa, near Florence, Italy.
A. C. Mackenzie, the English composer,
has contributed n baliade for orchestra to
the programme for the next Music Teach
ers' National Association meeting, which
will take place AZ indianapolis in July.
Gounod is at present engaged on the
composition of au opera, with a librctto by
Jules Barber, adapted from the story Of
the "Maid OF Orleans" Gounod contem-